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It is only legal in CO if you have a well permit. If you live in the city on city water it is still illegal! We have a well permit in the new house so we can finally setup a water catchment system. Can't wait to have the time! I agree. There are some crazy unintended consequences of some...

cute chicks! I can't even begin to think about hatching right now. Which is fine because my girls aren't laying anyway. lol

Mostly garden planning right now. Our new house has 0 area set aside for a garden. Plenty of room but it's all rough. So I'm trying to figure out where to put everything. I've put in an order for bees so I'll need to get building a hive soon. I also put an order in for 60+ chicks. Both will...

I don't enjoy the cold but I'm with you guys, easier to put more layers on. I couldn't handle the heat of AZ. I work down there pretty often and you don't even want to go outside during the summer. I couldn't live like that. As for gardening I think that it is A LOT of trial and error. Just...

3am, yuck! Puppy, awesome! We have one puppy left from our litter of 7. He'll be going to my parents who live in a different state so we are holding on to him until they can get him. It's a lot of work! Especially with 3 other dogs. ;)

A hoop tunnel sounds great. I want one! I too hate going out in the cold. The poor horses didn't get fed until after 10 this morning because it looked so miserable out I just couldn't work up the motivation to go outside. Even when I did, I was quick about it. My hands were numb by the time I...

We plan to grow at least 75-80% of our veggies. I think tomatoes are the one thing we definitely won't need (or want) to buy. We use a lot of potatoes also and have multiple varieties in this year's plan.

Thanks. It just keeps dumping on us. I hate that when it rains it pours!

I don't think I posted in this thread. We were on vacation last week and one of our water pipes burst while we were gone. It's amazing how much damage water can do! If you are interested in seeing our flood, the story and pics are here http://igg.me/at/flamingarrowfarm/x (I forgot to put pics of...

Correct, owls are mostly nocturnal hunters. Not really a threat to the chickens since they are going in a dusk and the owls are just coming out. Our chickens have a protected run since we have a lot of hawks and foxes around here though, so I'm not worried about the owls but wouldn't recommend...

We won't raise the bats or owls, just encourage them to be on our property. Our neighbors have a large pond that forms anytime we get a decent amount of rain and this last summer we were swarmed with mosquitoes. A single bat can eat thousands of mosquitoes in a single night! And the owls will...

Interesting! Thanks. I never would have given it a second thought. Teach me for assuming! My winter projects is planning for spring. We don't have any garden area setup in this new house so I have that to plan and planning the bees, a bat house, and an owl box. :)

I didn't really want goats either (they are such a PIA - they are lucky they are cute!) but I got them mostly to take care of the weeds in the area I have to walk through to get to the chicken coop that were 3ft tall and very prickly. They did a great job of that. Now that we have them we've...

That's interesting about the cows. We are thinking about getting a cow next year but figured we'd start with a goat to see if we can handle the milking chores. Luckily our summers don't get too bad here in zone 5b. We'll get a few days that get up to the 90's but mostly it hovers in the high...

I don't know why the quote button won't work, so I'm doing it manually... Quote: Definitely! That's the advice I give to everyone about life. Especially parenting! ;) I love pintrest! I have a garden board, a chicken board, and a farming board (among others). :) We have celebrated...

Everything I've read says beds should be no wider than 4 ft and should have access from both sides. This is the perfect width to allow good access.

There's no reason you couldn't. It's easier if you mark off the square foots on the ground somehow. Maybe put stakes every foot and run string between them.

I tried broccoli too knowing nothing about it. After that season I learned there are different types of broccoli and that they are cooler weather plants which is why mine didn't do well. I'm going to try again next season since I have more knowledge now. I LOVE butternut squash. We cut it up...

Welcome! Are you planning to do the greenhouse with tinted plastic and only a top? A full greenhouse will bake your plants even more. Even here in CO greenhouses have to have ventilation and be able to be completely opened so plants don't fry in the summer. I could see something like 4 posts...

The problem with this system is that the ends have to stay securely tied or the whole thing falls apart. You can open the sides very easily to let the heat out though. Problem was if I wasn't home and the day got a lot hotter than the weather man predicted.